Wrench.



J. A. BEAN.

WRENCH.

APPLICATION FILED DEc. a. 1913.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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WITNESSES Jeeflgan lNvENToR THE NORRIS PETERS CU.. PHOTO-LITHO. WASHINGTON, DV C l A para STATES citizenr'of the United States,`

useful Wrench,

4JESSE A. BEAN, OF TEXARKANA,

TEXAs, 'A's'fsI'eNoE- 0E ONE-HALE MONTGOMERY, `or TEXAEKANA, remis.A

WRENCH.

To allfwliomit may concern.;

Be it known that LJEssE A. BEAN, a

residing at Texarkana, in the county of Bowie and Stateof Texas, have invented of which the following is a specification.

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'fully' described, illustrated Lin f The invention relates to improvements in wrenches. v Y

rlhe object of the present invention is to improvefthe construction ofV wrenches, and to provide asimple,

and pipe r`wrench of order'by rough handling.-

.With these and .other objects ineview', the invention consists in the 'constructionand novel ycombination of parts Vhereinafter the accompanying drawing,` and pointed out fin the claim vhereto i appended; it being understood that f various changes inthe form, propor'f' tion, size and minor details of construction,`

v)within the scope'of the claim, may be ref so sorted to without departing from the spirit m or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing z-Figure 1 is a side ele-V vation of a combined .pipe and nut wrench,4

' constructed'in accordance with this invention. j Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal lsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a .longitudinal sectionalyiew. of a portion of the wrench, taken at right langles to Fig. 2.

.1}`ig..4 is a transverse sectional .view on 'the line of Fig. 2. Fig. 5VisY a detail sec.-

tional view on the line 5-,5 ofFigp2. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective viewv ofthe toothed plate of the relatively fixed nut engaging jaw of the handle. Like numerals of reference designate cor-- responding parts in all the gures of the il drawing.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred-embodiment of the invention, 1 designates a @hollow` handle forming a longitudinal opening 2 for the reception of shanks Sland 4 of relatively Y f slidable nut and pipe engaging jaws 5 and 6. The Yhandle-is enlarged'lat its terminals to form relatively Xed inner jaws 7 fand 8, arranged to coperate -with `the movableI as shown7 and' engaged by tudinal opening of the handle 1.

jaws oa-nd 6.

To oEnigaaisRii y .Patented May 18, 1915. Y Application filed December 8, 1913. Serial No. 805,413.` i v Y The shank 3 of-.thewnut en# i gaging jaw 5 isadapted to "slide` freel'v the longitudinal ,opening of' the handlefand it is provided witha threaded inner por'- tion 9 preferably flattenedratv the side faces, a rotary nut 10. The nut 10, which is substantially cylindrical, has its outer face checkered orother-j". i

wise roughened to enable it to be readilya grippedyand it is providedwith interiorl threads 11 for engaging thefthreaded"por-v tion 9'o`f the shank 3.' The nut 10,whichy is mounted in a transverse openinggl2 inthe handleat the central portion thereof, pro-V jects' slightly at the side faces ofthe said handle to enable it to be operatedl 1 The .shank 4.of the has'itsv innerpendu113 the inner( end 1'4 ofthe shankf, which is reduced at the saidinner endl `14 fto fit. inV the bifurcationf'of the" Shank 4, and it is pivot- ;p'pe engaging 'iaw 6'y bifuroated to f receive' '1 p ally .Connected tethesame bye `,screw 15,501, other suitable fastening'device," which is arf" 'rangedin registeringjperforations of the.- S0

said Shanks. The handle is provided iat op! y posite sidesfof its longitudinalopening .orj

passage with' alined transverse holesl jof va f .size to permit the screw 15 to be* readily passed through them, whereby when the` screwis brought opposite the holes, lit may bev readily placed` in position or,:removed therefrom. vTheopenings also willfenable a pin or rivet to be driven 1n or out ofthe f yI transverse Vperforations of the shanks when. a pivot of this character is employed. The pivot permitsv the shank 4 and the nut en the longi-l The opening is venlarged at the' back, the front wall'l tapered enlarged portion V17 of gaging Jaw 6to oscillate within an inwardlyffy being straight vand the shank 4 beingmain.-L

`tained normally lin parallelismtherewith byA bent" inwardly `at right angles'to form an."v outer arm 21, which extends through a slot 22 inthe'back of the handle and engages the fY rear edge of the shank 4. The outerppipe engaging 'jawv 6v ispro--jmf "vided at itsinner engaging face with inf` j f `wardly shouldered teeth 23,`and vthe inner ifk pipe engaging jaw.. 8is equipped witha.`

toothed'V plate 245 having outwardly shoul 7o l i. Veasily grasped and 'l V23 in gripping a pipe or rod.

along the inner face of the toothed pl ate and' provided at the back with an extension 27. The rib 26 with its extension is arranged in a corresponding groove 1n the jaw or enlargement 8, and it is pierced by a transverse pin 278, a which extends through the The nut operates jaw enlargement 8. ln operating upon a pipeor rod, the handleis moved forwardly to cause .the jaws to grip the said pipe or rod, and a backward movement of the handle operates to release the pipe or rod and Vwillen'able the wrench to obtain a newl holden thesame.

jaws, which are simultaneously actuated in the same direction, the sliding movement ofthe shanks producing an opening movement of the aws at one end of the wrench and a closing movement of the jaws at the other end of the wrench. n Y

This construction. provides a well balanced wrench, which is adapted to be easily operated and eect a material saving in time and obviating the necessity of employing separate pipe and nut wrenches.

What is claimed is A wrench of the class described including Copies of this patent may be obtanedifor the relatively movablek a hollow handle having a longitudinal opening extending entirely through it and enlarged at one end, said handle being provided at a point intermediate of its ends with a transverse opening and having its terminal portions enlarged to form inner relatively fixed jaws, outer relatively slidable jaws having shanks extending into the longitudinal opening from the opposite ends thereof, the shank of one of the jaws being relatively long and provided with a threaded portion and extending inwardly beyond the transverse opening, the shank of the other outer jaw being relatively short and pivotally connected to the threaded shank and adapted to oscillate in the enlarged end of the longitudinal opening of the handle, an adjusting nut operating in the transverse opening of thev handle and engaging the threads of the relatively long shank, and an exteriorly arranged'spring piercing the hollow handle at the enlarged portion of the longitudinal opening and bearing against the said relatively short shank.

ln testimony, that I claim the 'foregoing as my own l have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

j JESSE A. BEAN.

` Witnesses j f WInLIAM S. 'lnomuia ROBERT l). BOROUGH.

five cents eachfnyA addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washngton,D.G. 

